πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam ate 2/8 of a pizza and Aiden ate 4/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
2Maya walked 1/4 of a mile to the park and then 1/4 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
3Sam had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 4/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
4Omar ate 2/8 of a pizza and Leo ate 3/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5Lily ate 3/5 of a pizza and Leo ate 1/5 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
6Zoe walked 4/8 of a mile to the park and then 3/8 of a mile to school. How far did Zoe walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
7Maya walked 2/8 of a mile to the park and then 3/8 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
8Omar walked 1/8 of a mile to the park and then 4/8 of a mile to school. How far did Omar walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
9Omar walked 2/6 of a mile to the park and then 3/6 of a mile to school. How far did Omar walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Lily had 3/5 of a liter of juice and drank 2/5 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
11Lily had 7/8 of a liter of juice and drank 6/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
12Maya had 7/8 of a liter of juice and drank 5/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 3/4 of the pizza
- 2. 1/2 mile
- 3. 1/6 liter
- 4. 5/8 of the pizza
- 5. 4/5 of the pizza
- 6. 7/8 mile
- 7. 5/8 mile
- 8. 5/8 mile
- 9. 5/6 mile
- 10. 1/5 liter
- 11. 1/8 liter
- 12. 1/4 liter
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